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Book Review: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

Book Review: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell



Quote: OK. So. If I go to a football party at my brother's house, I don't know anything about football, and I'm the nerd. And if go dancing with my friend who likes to dance, well, I don't dance, and I don't like loud music, so I'm the nerd. But now, even if I go see a comic-book movie, the whole world is there— so I'm still the nerd. I would have thought a Star Wars line would be safe.




We have all heard of fandoms, fanatics, and fans. The one who recalls every scene of the series they die for, who know everything related to the series, trivia or non-cannon they have read fictions and fanfictions, downloaded every OST to Background Score.

This short story is about one such nerd, Elena, who has been devotee of the religion called Star Wars. And fans can go to any extent to prove their loyalty. So with a sleeping bag, baby wipes and one phone battery, Elena is queuing for the next Star War movie- The Force Awakens.

Elena who was hoping for a gala celebration with the crowd, Instagram perfect photos, discussions and making friends for lifetime, is last in the line of three. Here she meets Gabe and Troye, they are three dorks out there camping in front of Local Theater for four days. And Elena has deep dark Star Wars secret to hide from the other two geeks.

Rainbow Rowell knows the world of geeks, nerds, and dorks like us too well. When you watch a series over and over again, you don't only invest your time but sell your soul to it. That's how my friend, Religion is born, its born of blind believers.



'Everybody likes everything these days. The whole world is a nerd' I so bloody agree.
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